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F,N) fettAKol-13APERSi 175117 111 tFrmn the ConstitrAt,lop4of gaturdo9, Jan. 91.1 linusser.s, J i 5. 17:--(E rime, 0' a Private Letter.)—Several clmsnercial letters, coining . from Germany (for very few are ri reivea from Russia, and those Which do Mille SpCA with much circumspection of the affairs of that coun try, a precaution, -withont which theysoot{ be stepped at the frontiers), Innntllll- , , without our thinking our , olies entitled , to give credit to the report, trot in , such a manner, that the news is generally spreit#, 'that the io.orgents: es St.. Petersburgh, far ,fonn ,beiug reduced, are more menacing than ever ; Slat great movements, like those that took place in lin.ssia, long vfter the occupation of the throne by Catherine (hut much snore serious), have manifested themselves in various parts „or the 'rest Russissu Empire, the nearest to the .place of Alexander's death, that while Constantine kept himss4 ll. *hat up et Warsaw, the artily - On the Pruth loudly declared for 14m; that the. ,stime unanimity of opinion prevatls at MOSCIM, that the feeling in favour of the Greeks, 16 04 0iippressed by the Autocrat who has just d e cended into the tomb, every where shows itself with violence, anti forebodes a long series. of agitation, unless .the Government re solves to change its pi/11U accordingly : that though Constantine seems to persist in Isis pro. bets of abdication, the powerful partizans of the old Russian policy, who want a Chief, will make use of his name in spite of himself, to oppose a powerful resistance to the foreign influence, by which they are indignant at having been so long governed. The accounts from the Hague state, that the Princess is constantly plunged in the most pro. found affliction. It seems 'that, independent of the loss of her brother,to whom she was tenderly attached, that Princess, who has so often de plored the fate of her unhappy fellow Christians, the Greeks, and who must be 'well informed of the spirit of opposition which shewed itself in all .parts of the Russian Empire to the Emperor Alexander, is filled with the most serious alarms for the fate of her own family. (From the Jnornot tie: Wats.) PARIS, JAN, 20.- 7 -Baron de . 'Agave, Envoy Extraordinary of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, has arrived at Paris. [The oniteter of Saturday contains nothing ,new. There, was no business done at Paris on Sunday, on account of the anniversary of the death of Louis XVI. The 14:toile was not pub lished on Sunday.] GREAT BRITAIN AND BRAZIL TREATY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, In Mc name of !hi Mull 'Holy and Indivialt 9'r irtity. Tbe separation of the empire of Brazil from the kingdom of Portugal having pat his Britattitic Majesty in a situation to reclaim the execution, on the pert of his Most Faithful 'Majesty, of the 'treaties concluded with the Court of Lisbon on the 22d of January, 1815, and the ‘2Bth of July, 1817, which prohibit the exportation of slaves from the 'coast of Africa to foreign countries ; and ibis Majesty the Emperor of Brazil desiring to pot an end to the trade in slaves, satisfying by such conduct the sentiments of his own heart, and the wishes and desires manifested In this respect by all the Sovereigns and Governments of civiligerl nations, and very particularly those manifested by his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom -of Groat Britaiti'and Ireland ; their sniti'Majes. ties, the Emperor of Brazil and the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ',reknit, "have refiniVPla to adopt and arrange in the present treaty the most efficacious means to suppress the Thick commerce in slaves on the part of their re« apective eihji•ctS, 14) likewise to bring about the ,final abolition of the siave•trnrlt in the shortest space or time' possible, I n CollhOlUelWe of these ,principles, the tin high contracting parties have .nominated as their plenipotentiaries, to wit, Stc. Art. 1. Four years after the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, it shall not be allowed to the subjects of the empire of Brazil to Carry on the mule in slaves on the coot of Africa under, any pretext or in any manner whatever. Art. 11. The object of this treaty, po the part of the two Governments, being to oppose mutually • the trade in slaves, the two high contracting parties declare that they shall conhider any trading:Mllloes to be piracy carried oo in die following circumstances o =— 1. In Britisi► iiupc or vesAuls, either with the flag, or on ,ae, .count or English subjects in any ship or under any flag. 2. In Brazil veto* Is, or With' the Brazil flag, or on account or Brasil subjects in any vessel, or under any flag, according to the conditions ittptdated in the first article of' this treaty. 3. Tinder the firazil or English flag, on account of the sub. jects of any other Government. 4. fly any vessels destined to any port without the limits of the empire.. , ' • ' Art. M. The territories in watch, accordinglo. this .treepii, the traffic in ;A :ties i;4. permitted fair the space of four years, to, the subjects of hih I toperirtl 31ajeftty, are— l. The territotio. of the Crown of Portugal, on the coast of Africa, to the south of the grptator—vi'r. on the eastern COIIM Of Africa, the territory cumprehended between Cape Delgado and the hay of 14urento yiarrttett ; and on the western coast, all the territory comprehended hetween the oth and the lOilt degree of tooth latitude. 2. The territories qp t,he mot of Africa to the south of the Equator, over which the Crown of Portugal has dechtmi its right,--narnely, the territoriest of Alolentbo end of Cabinda, on the western toast of Africa, from, the degree 3:12 minutes, to t he nth degree south latitude. Art. iY.. ibis 104)(1111 Majesty, la accordance whit ti c spirit of the present tittay, shall adopt ail the means that may appear the mot efilcacioucto carry into entire And complete e ffect the hkutlahle objects wldch the high contracting parties have in viltv." A _ rt. V. beterminee the formula of the passports. A rt . Irf. wtrigetion slntll he 'direct from Brasil to the port utentioneti in the p;iseport, and the vessels than return to the woe por t w i l en4 tikey 6410, without touching ht `any other:pat. Art. Vll. No vessels shall sail till the proPrielar or the ter present 4 certificate of their register. Art, VIII. The high contracting parties, the better to at tain the proposed end of preventing all illicit commerce in doves by their reSptietiVe subjects, mutually consent, that the ships of War of both marines, Which shalt be for that end pro vided with special instructions, of which mention shall ba made below, may stilt the merchant-ships of both itiatiosia, When they have treasonable groantl to suspect that they have on board *teem obtained by illicit mule,. The sameships of war shall be eMpowered (not only in eases provided for in the 6th article of this treaty, or when in fact there are slaves on board) to detain and carry Into port such vessels for the pur pose of having them Judged by the tribunals established for that portiere, as shall be afterwards declared ; it being well understood elat the commanderk of both the Imperial and Royal Marines, who may execute this commission, shall ob serve strictly and accurately the instructions with which they shall be provided for that purpose. This article being entirely reciprocal, the two contracting parties become bound to each other to ~rant stn indemnity for. the losses which their respec tive subjects may- antra unjustly by arbitrary detention, or detention without legal cause by their ships ; it being like wise, will understood, that the indeinnity shall always be at the wenn of the Government to which the cruiser shall be. long which has committed the act of arbitrary detention. loinelly, the search or detention of slave-ships (as it is de clared in this article) shall btf limited to Brazilian or British ships which belong to either the Imperial or Royal marine, or I which shall be provided with special instrutations annexed to the present treaty. Art. IX. Brazilian or British cruisers shall not be empower. ed, to detain any slave-ship on board : of 'which there are not actually found sl aves; and it shall be necessary, to legalize the - detention of any vessel, that the Slaves found onloard be actually carried for traffic, and that those found on hoard Bra zilian vessels shall hare been taken from that part of the coast , of Africa beyond the limits specified in the third . article of thiatreaty. Art. X. All the ships of war of the two nations which in fu ture shall be destined to prevent the slave,trade, Ault be pro vided by their awn Government with a copy of the instructions annexed to this treaty, and which shall be considered an in tegral part of it. Theseintantctions shall be written in Portu guese and English; anti prepared for the ships of teach of the tsfirnations by their respective Ministers of Marine. The two high contracting parties reserve to themselves the, power of changing . entirely or in part these instructions, us circumstances may require; it being well understood that these said changes shall not be made without the common agreement and consent of the two high contracting parties. Art. Xl. Two mixed commissions, composed of an equal number of individuals of the two nations shall decide upon the detention of vessels. One shell reside in Brazil, and another in the dominions of his Britannic Majesty. Each of these two Governments shall declare, in the act of the exchange of ratifi cations, what is to be the place of residence of its respective commission. Those commissions shall jadge without appeal the causes which shall come before them, directing them selves by the regulation and instructions annexed to the present treaty. Art. XII. Makes an enumeration of the instrurnenta an nexed to the treaty, which arc— h The formula of thepaSeports. 2. Instructions for the ships of war of both nations. 3. The regulations for the mixed commissions. Art, X.III. Stipulates for the exchange of ratifications at London, in the 'pace of four months, if possible. Done at Rio de Janeiro Oct. 18, 1025. (The Brazil paper, whence we have extracted this document, does not give the instruments'mentioued In the 12th article.) COMMERCIAL TREATY. In the name of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity. The best understanding having subsisted between Brazil and Great Britain, as well as an extensive commerce between the , subjects of both States, the Emperor of Brazil and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland have thought tit to conclude, for the benefit of their respective subjects, the present treaty of friendship, commerce, and navi gation, By this act, his Britannic Majesty in his name, and in the name of his heirs and sitccessors, recognizes the inde pendence of the empire of Brazil, and the imperial dignity in the person of the Emperor Don Pedro 1., and his legitimate heal; and successors;—and for the establishment and consolida tion, under the said principles, of the political relations of the two Crowns, and for the promotion and security of commerce and navigation, both Sovereigns nominate fur their Plenipo tentiaries, viz. &c. lice. Art. I. Constant peace and perpetual friendship between the two sovereigns, their subjects, and states. 2. Perfect reciprocity in the concession of favours, honours, immunities, privileges, exemptions front 11116011 and imposts to the umbassadors, Ministers, and agents of their sovereign, ac credited to the court of the other. 11. The giving of salutes to the ports and flags of either na tion shall be contbrmable to the regulations now observed he. tween maritime states. 4 and to. 'l7lic nomination of Consula.tieneral, Consuls, and Vice-Consuls, their powers, and .the exercise of their rune thins, shall be placed on the footing of the most perfect nel procity. • ti. The, subjects of either of the high contracting parties shall enjoy in all the territories of the other, the most perfect liberty of cu. in matters ofreligion, conformable to the system of toleration established and practised in their respec , twe states., , 7., The. subjects of each of the high contracting parties remaining subject to the laws of the country) shall enjoy in (all the territories of the other, with, regard to their persona die saute rights, privileges, favours, tun% exemptions, which are or may be conceded to the most favoured nation. They may freely dispose of their property by sale, exchange, gift, or be ' quest, or in any other manner, without any obstacle or ini. pediment whatever. Their houses, property, and e ff ects shall be protected and respected,and shall not to be taken contrary to their will by any authority whatever. They shall be exempt from obligatory military . service, or whatever, kind it may be by hind or by sea, and from every kind of forced loan, impost, and military requisitions; nor • shall' they be compelled to pay any ordinary tax, whatever may be its denomination, greater than that ivhich i s paid or may be paid by the subjects, of the sovereign in whose territories they reside. They shall also be subject to no arbitrary visits and impiests, nor shall any exit mination and investigation of their books and papers take place under any pretence whatever. It being understood that in cases of treason, smuggling, or other mines specified by the laws of the country, inquests, visits, examinations or invalid. mail:ins shall not take place except before the competent magi etrate, and in the presence of the Consul of the nation to which the accused party belongs, or in the presence of the respective Vice.t.:onstil or his delegate. • 0. The office of dudge-Conservator of the British nation is eupprensed, in pursuance of the imperial constitution having abolished all privileged persons and particular jerlielictions. 9. In case of breath of friendship, or a ruptuSe, which s h4ll not be held 'to exist except after the recall or retnoyel of the diplomatic agents, thit subjects of either nutitin resident in the territories of the other may remain to arvange their affairs, or to carry on trade m die interior, without being interrupted, so long as they shall conduct themselves peaceably and eimunit 'no (Alice against the laws. if, however, their emitted should otiose them to be suspected, they may be ordered to leave the country, but with the power of carrying with them their pro. 'party, fur which a sufficient period, nut exceeding six months, Shall he alloWed. 10. Persons accused in the states of one of the high contract ink parties of the crimes of high treason, forgery, and counter. felting money, or paper representing it, shall not be Omitted, nor receive protettion' in the dominions of the others. They shall even be expelled from the respective states upon the same 'being required - . .. • 11. Eachof the high contracting parties becomes bound not to re.ceive, knowingly and voluntarily, into his states, or to cit.,. gage in his service, subjects of the other who may . have deserted from the military or naval service: And in case it should hap. pen during the stay Of mercantile vessels belonging to the sub. jects of either nation in the respective ports, that any person or persons belonging to the crews of the said vessels shall desert, such deserbmt shall he apprehended, and, upon the demand of the Consul or Vice-Consul of the nation to whom they belong, deliveted Up by the load Authotitio.. 12. There_shall be rncipeoptl freedom. of commerce 'and na- I 'vigation between and With the respective subjects of the high 'contracting parties, as well in Brazilian as in British ships, in all and,every a the ports, cities, and.territotio appertaining to the seine high contracting.parties,..exeept in such as are post. • Lively shin against all foreign nations. It living, however, un 41eistond, that-when any Or the said ports, cities, and ionise. ries, shell become open to the trade of any other nation, they shall litimediately be also sire rn the subjects of the high con tracting parties, IS frilly and in the *title manner as if the same were expressly admit-Wed-in the present treaty. la. In consequence -of title reciprocal liberty of trade and na vigation„the subjects of, the high contracting parties may enter with their I:tispective vessels into all ports, hays , creeks , and roadsteads, n 1 ' the - territoriei helonging• to ' either of the high contracting Parties, may unload therein the whole cur putt or o their cpes', Duty load and rmay re.export. They May reside, 'rent hinnies and warelniuses, travel, trade, opeu shops, remove 11° 04 ii metals, and 'money, ittill.inanage thou awn Interests by themselves, their ageritti, of clerks, as they way think proper. It let hoWeYer, ItkreO 4 to mice int exception, with re spect 'to the coasting trade trout pert to po r t,• con si s ting of native pro' ductionS or foreign already shipped. f or eOlisinoption, the trade of which can only he currusion In national vessels, the subjects of both the high contracting parties being li berty to ship their effects and merchandise on board the said vessels on paying the same duties. nevertheless at 14. The ships and vessels of the subjects of either of the high contracting parties shall not pay in the pew and an. dewing grounds or the other, for light-banes, tonnage; or untler,any other designation, any greater duties than those which are paid or shall be paid by the ships of the subjects of the most favoured nations. 15. His Britannic Majesty agrees toeause to be restored to Brazilian subjects, and their ships, as of, the, most favoured nations, whatever may be paid under the name of Scavage and Package to the Corporation Of the city of London, and the duties which vessels pay to the Corporation of the Trinity. house in London, when the said duties exceed the sums pantl by British subjects and British ships. 16. To obviate whateverdoubts may arise relative to the na. tionalization of Brazilian and British ships, the high contract,, ing parties agree that ships shall-be considered British which may be owned, registered, and navigated according to the laws of Great Britain, anti that vessels built os owned by Brazilian subjects, or Any one of them, and whose captain and three. fOurths of the crew shall also be Brazilian subjects shall beheld to be Brazilian ships. His Britannic Majesty, however, tak ing into consideration the navigation of Brazil, agrees to sus. pend for the space of 7 years the entire enforcement of this re. gulation, the owner and master being Brazilians, and the ses.l ads having all their papers in due and legal limns 'l7. The subjects of either of the sovereigns within the do. minions of the other, where Ihreigners •are permitted to reside and carry on trade, Audi he permitted to trade with other na tions in' all kinds of produce and nierchandize, except it) ar. tides which may belong to enemies of either of die two powers, or which may be contraband of war, or reserved for the, Crown of Brazil. An no other nor greater dutits of importation or exportation shall be imposed than such as are paid or may be paid by merchants of 'die country whence the goods proceed, whether they be consigned and exported by Brazilian or Eng.. lisp subjects ,a be their property. In pursuance of the pre. sent article, all the property of arsenemy of either of the high contracting parties met with at sea in ships of the other, shall be seized, and in order that this principle may have due effect,. it agreed, that the mode and mannerist' its full execution shall be arranged within as short a period as possible. 111. specifies t h e articles comprehended under the denomina. tion of contraband of war. 19. Packets shall continue to be employed for facilitating the public service of the two Governments and the commercial re lations of their respective subjects. They' shall be considered as Kings' ships until there be concluded between the two Go. vernments a convention for the general regulation of the packet establishment, it being in the mean while understood that they shall be commanded by officers of the Royal Navy. W. In order the more effectually to protectibcommeree and, navigation of their respective subjects, the two high contracting parties agree not to admit into any port, bay, or roadstead of their dominions, pirates or r i ce-robbers ' , and to prosecute, with the full rigour of the law, all persons known to be such, and all individuals resident within their territories who may hold correspondence, or be accomplices with them. And all ships and cargoes belonging to subjects of either of the high contract. ing parties, which pirates may Sake or carry into the ports of the other, hall be delivered to their owners or to their agents, duly. authorized, the identity Of the property being previously proved. And restitution shall be made even though the pro perty claimed shall have'been add, if it appear that the par. chaser knew, or might have known, that the said article was obtained by piracy. 21. Whenever it shall happen that any ships of war or merchantmen, belonging to either of the two states, shall be shipwrecked in the porta or on the coastsof their respective ter ritories, the greatest possible assistance shall be given, as well for rescuing the persons acid property on board, as for t hel secu. rity, preservation, anti restoration of the articks saved. The property recovered from shipwreck shall not be subject to pay duty, except it consist of articles shipped for consumption. 22. AR goods and merchandise whatsoever, which may be of the produce manufacture, and industry of the subjects and territories of i ris Britannic Majesty, as well of his European ports as of his colonies which are open to foreign cotnmerce, may be freely imported for consumption into all and every of the ports of the Empire of Brazil, to , whomsoever they may be consigned, paying on the whole and solely duties which shall not exceed 10 per cent., according to the value . put upon the said goods in the tariff' of 'custom-house valuation, this tariff being promulgated in all the ports of the empire wherein cus. tom-houses are or shall be established. It is also agreed, that in the formation of future tariffs, the current price of merchan dise in the market shall be adopted as' their provincial basis, and that it shalt be allowed to the respective Consuls of each of the high contracting Parties to make representations, when it may appear that any , article included in the existing tariff is too highly sated, in order that the same may be taken into consideration as speedily as prissible ; but not on that account suspending the clearing outs:Alba said articles. It is also agreed, that when any British ankles imported into the castom.housea of the 'empre of Brazil may have no -determinate value in the tariff, and it' is wished to pass them for consumption, the importer of such articles shall sign a dedaration of 'their value, it order to their being Passed ; but in ease the custoin-house officers shall consider the said Valuation improper, they shall be at liberty take the goods so 'valued ; paytng the importet .10 per tient. upon the said va luation within the period of .15 days, reckoning from the, first day of detention, and restoring the duties paid.; following'for this purpose the practice ()heaved in the custom-houses. uf . Great Britain. V. In the same manner all goods, raerchandiec, and ar. tides whatsoever, of the produce, manufacture, or Invention, of the Brazilian territory, imported directly for consumption into the territories anti possessions of his Britannic Majesty in Europe, or in his American and African Colonies which may be open to foreign commerce, shall not pay higher duties than they now pay, or than henceforth may pay similar articles im. ' ported In similar manner by subjects of the most fuvouted tion. It is agreed to declare, that with the exception of Por. tnga), no other nation shall be more favoured in matters of cum. merce-than Great Britain. 24. Certain articles of the produce of Brazil, not being ad. mined for consumption in Great Britain, his Britannic Majesty , stipulates that such articles maybe warehoused for 're-exportae without being subject to great e r tillitt'tni'eecit)llllttnai'raeb,lory to the iteiicef lw o a rth , may be imposed upon similar ar ticles of the produce of the British Colonies. Following the same rule, articles the produce of. British Co lonies which are identical with articles of Brazilian produce which ere not admitted for consumption in the British custom. houses, shall , be Admitted into Brazil solely for re-exportation, under the, sane advantages as are conceded to the like articles in the British custom-houses. 25. All goods and merchandise exported from the t ll ep ir r i o t p is e h r dominions, or any of the parts of his Imperial Maj e sty, sh a ll be accompanied by the original , rockets, signed by h custom-house officers in the port of embarkation ; the coskets of each shipbeing progressively numbered anti attached .by the o ffi cial seal ot the British custom-house to the tnitniNst, hich must be sworn before the Brazilian Consul, in oilier that the whole may be so presented to the custom-house of the port of entry.. The origin of goods imported into Brazil from British dominions in which there is no custom-house, shall be authentiatted by the formalities observed when goods arc imported from such possemions into Great Britain. 28. Ilia Majeity binds himself' in his own name, and in the name of his successors, to allow the subjects of his Imperial Majesty to trade in hie ports and seas of Asia, to the extent in which the mine permission is, or luny be, granted to the most favoured nation. His Imperial Majesty, however, reserves to himself the power of imposing heavy duties on anti. des of produce or noinufeeture of British India, whether ins. ported on account of Brazilian or British subjects, when such articles afire not shipped on board of lireallian vessels. ' 27. All goods or merchandise of die produceor manufacture of the British dominions, which may be brought to the ports of Brazil to be landed or re-exported, shall pay the duties whickare at present established. In all cases in which bona. ties or drawbacks are granted on 'merchandise exported froth any of the ports of the high contracting parties, the bounties and drawbecks shall in all respects be equal, whether the re. exportation be effected in Brazilian or British ships. 28. His Imperial Majesty stipulutee in his own name, and in the name of his successors, that the trade ot' British subjects ercial c er )ou i t t rn l c i p i i t la i i l l iis dominion* s h a ll never be reetrieted nor affected by time operia r t lv io hku n ba o t t v . , a e rt ro ! monopoly or exclusive privilege of sale or l ns nor o the by chiovnotruarray,, ti conceded ot th et subjects .any coirm o i f this Britionitc Majesty shell have tree anti unrestrained per. mission to buy and sell trout and to all poisons whatever, end in whatever form arid manner they may please, with. out being obliged to give preference to any commercial cum. patties, or individuals who possess, ot may Possess' exclusive privileges. And his Britannic Majesty stipulates on his part faithtlitly to observe the same principle. Articles which are or may be made property of the Crown as national revenue, are not c,ompreliended under this rule, inasmuch as they are not allowed to enter into general corn. MEMO. 21. His Imperial Alajesty is pleased to grant to the subjects of hia Miasmic. Majesty the privilege of being assignees Of the Brazilian Custome under the same conditions and securities as Brazilian stibjects.. It On the other part it is agreed andstipu. !dual that ' , aubjecta shall enjoy in the BritiSh custom ltOusea the same favour, ins a s far us is allowed by the law, and POPitted to , the subjects of his Britannic Majesty. 30. The high eontracting partite agree that the stipulations Contained in the present treaty shall be perpetual , with the ex. eepflon or arttoga 14, is, 2', 2d, and 211' 'which shill re . main in force for th e per i o d o f ten years, reckoning from ffie ratification of the same treaty. 31. Stipulates that the certificates shall be exchanged in London within the space of fourteen months, or sooner if possible. Done in the city of Rio de Jock°, Oct. 18, 1825, DECCAN PRIZE4VONEY. 4 ' , t "1, TREASURY CILASIS t ER.S, J*i. 1811625. Stet—l am cominanded.by tke,Loeds Commis stoners of his .111 jeity to. s Tseasury, to_ transmit you for the .1 ' information of. the 111aig,tras of Hastings, and of the Grand Army, on whose behalf you are appointed to act in the matter of the Deccan Booty, a Copy of nrrreasury Minute of the 16th inst., containing the decision of their Lordships upon the points therein mentioned t and I have also the honour of conveying to You a Copy of their Lordships' Mietute of the 28th of Septem ber, upon the Reports from the Duke of Wellington, and Mr. Arbuthnot, which induced their Lordships to deeni it ne cessary to hear further arguments on either side, on the subject of this booty. I am. also to.state, that the Trustees have been I tstructed to prepare a Scheme of Distribution, in conformity with the decisions contained in the Minute of the 16th instant, in order, that my Lords may submit the proper instrument to the King fey carrying the same into effect under his Majesty's authority. I am, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, (Signed) J. C. lIERRIES. Lieut.-Col. Doyle, Agent for the Marquis of Hastings, and the Grand Army. COPY OF TREASURY MINUTE OF 16TH JAN. 1826. PRESENT, The Earl of Liverpool, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Berkeley Paget, Lord Lowther, Lord Granville *Somerset. My Lords, assisted by the trustees of the Deccan Booty, Lord Bexley, and the Law Officers of the Crown( having heard Counsel on behalf of the Marquis of "lasting* and the Grand Army, and also On behalf of Sir Thomas.Tlialop and the Army of the Deccan, %won the subjects of discussion re lating to the distribution of the Deccan Booty, which have arisen out of• the difference between the actual circumstances attending the capture of a large proportion of that booty, es stated by the trustees, and those which were assumed at the hearing before their Lordships in January, 1823, and having maturely considered the arguments severally stated by the Counsel, and also the whole of the documents upon the sub ject or this booty now before the Board, are of opinion,- 1. That with respect to all thattportion of the booty now at the disposal of the Crown, which is described as hating been " taken to the daily operations of the troops," the distribution thereof should be made to the actual captors according to the terms and conditions of the Minute of this Board of the sth of February, 1823, and of the warrant of his 111alesty of the 22d March following. 2. That with respect to, that part of the, booty which consists of the produce of arrears of tribute, rent, or money, due to the Peishwah, it appears to my Lords to have been acquired by the general result of the war, anti not by the operations of any particular army or division, and they are of opinion that it ought, therefore, to be distributed in conformity with the al ternative mated in their Minute of the sth February, 1823, as being " the only correct or equitable rule, if the principle of actual capture cannot be adopted," viz. " amongst the forces of all the presidencies engaged in the combined operations of the campaign." 3. With respect to the property captured at Nassuck, my Lords are of opinion that the booty recovered at that place can not be distributed upon the principle of actual capture, and ought therefore, to be divided iAmangst the forces of all the presidencies engaged in the combined operations of the cam paign. 4. With respect to the booty recovered at Poona)), alleged to have been removed thither from Rai °bur, my Lords arc of opinion that this booty cannot be distribute d upon the principle of actual capture to the force by which Rai Uhur was taken, wridts• the orders of the Government of Bombay, unless it can be proved by the captors of Rai Ghur that the property in question was actually in that fort at the time when it was taken, in default of which proof, my Lords are of opinion that this booty also ought to' be distributed among the forces of all the Presidencies engaged in the combined operations of the cam. paign. h. With respect to that portion of the booty which Is stated to consist of money recovered on aecount of deposits made by the Peishwah, my Lords are of opinion, that any part of this property which can be proved to have been in Poonah at the time when that place was captured, viz. on the 17th of Nov. 1817, ought to be dietribeted to the captore of Poonah, accord ing to the terms of the Minute of the sth of February, 1828, upon thoprinciple of actual capture; but that with respect to those parts of the shave property as to which such proof cannot be established such monies or effects must be considered as having been acquired by the general result of the ,wer, .end, as such, ought lobe distributed amongst the forces of all theyre sidencies engaged in -the combined operations of the campaign. ff. With respect to the share of the CommanderitneChief in the distribution, under the several heads above enumerated, my Lords are of opinion that the Marquis of Hastings ought to share as Commander-in-Chief in all those cases in which Sir T. H islop is not entitled to share as such, under the terms of the Minute of the sth of February, 1023, t wherein it is declared, That Sir Thomas Hislop as Commander-in-Chief of the Deccan Army, and all the Officers of the General Staff of that Army, are entitled to participate in the booty which may arise from any capture of the divisions of the army of the Deccan, until the said army of the Deccan was broken up On the 31st March, 1018." My Lords are further of opinion that the general rules of division hitherto adopted in distributing booty to the Forces in India, among the several classes and milks of the army, should be adhered to the present occasion. • COPY of TREASURY MINUTE of 28TH SEPT. 1825. eIIESENT, The Earl of Liverpool, the Chancellor of the lachequer, Lord Lowther, and Mr. B. Paget. His Grace the Duke of W ellington and the Right Ilon. Charles Arbuthnot, as, Trustees of the Deccan Pri xe M one y, Lord Bexley, and also the King's Advocate, the Attorney- General, the Solieitor-Oeueral, the King's Proctor and Solici tor, attend the Board. My Lords resume the consideration of the 'papers relating to the Deccan Booty ; and read a letter received since the last Meeting on this subject from Sir Thomas Ilislop. dated 17th September, 1025, setting forth the peculiar circumstances under which lie is placed with regard to the Booty captured by the Army of the Deccan while under hie command, and stating " that the great hotly of persons interested in the event are ex tremely urgent to obtain information as to the claims laid be fore their Lordships, and a knowledge of the Scheme of Distri bution which may have been recommended by the Trustees, before these important .matters are submitted for his Majesty's approbation." My Lords, after having advised folly with the Trustees, and also with the Law Officers of the Crown, upon all the circum stances of this important case, and more particblarly upon the very material difference between the facts connected with the capture of the booty as now ascertained, and those which were assumed in the pleadings before their Lordships in 1023, by the Counsel for the several parties interested, anti upon which their .Minute of the sth of February, 1023, was principally founded, deem it proper that the particular attention of Sir Thos. piston, should he drawn to the terms of that Minute, and th at he should be informed that the Trustees appointed by Lila Majesty's Warrant to,collect the Booty, and prepare scheme, of distribution, have reported, as their opinion, that; with the exception of certain sums, amounting together to about 150,0001. the produce of sales of captures made in the daily operations of the troops of the army of the Deccan, no booty was captured at Nagpoor ; that none has been realized that was captured at Maiiidpoor ; and that the whole of the booty, with the above exception, now ut the disposal of the Crown, fell into the hands of the officers of the Fast India Company after the army of the Deccan was broken up. That these facts being different front those which appear to have ,been assumed in the arguments addressed to their Lordships in January, 1020, the; deem it to be indispen. aably necessary before they can proceett, to submit to his Ma , jesty a scheme of distribution, for the purpose of carrying their aunt Minute in to e ff ect , to afibrd an opportunity for any further explanution and remark, with reference to these eiretunstanues, that the parties may be desirous °r oaring. - . Plit l s Y g l es 4 i r n is Si a r ir ite e n7as mn . e n t l i til m o e p!s ie l s c i t r t e er , o w f it t h ie re l fe it e h n S ce ep t t o eu ti ll i t o e se r, in which he complains of having been deprived Of lnforma. tion on the subject of the claims of the army of the Deccan, ‘ b; the Court of Direc that his attention may. be recalled to the _ cemmuldeati on for pertnission to i»_ the trustees to. him, dated the 14th January, 1825 (con firmed by another of the 14th September, 1825) in which they y oeu to lu ti en ie t irni r cti l4 ti ! o e n d tors respecting the booty captured,' that they were Willing " to subtnit, those documents to examination, or to that of any s in pt r t in th e e ti i i i l iili t e l rs in an re trd l number of brother officers that he might.name to theme , an d they further desire that it may be stated to Sir Thomas Iliship that my Lords, upon a full consideration of the whole of the correspondence between him ind the trustees-, have entirely ap proved of the measures adopted by them, and are fully batis bial that they . have pursued the course which was the best cal. culated to do justice to all the interests concerned In 'the int. portant trust confided to them, and to lead to the speediest and .. mold satisfactory execution of it. WEST INDIA DOCKS. TOCIE ACCOUNT for the Week ending Saturday, the 211 t of January, 1826. Deli' rered. Article.. Home- Con sumption. Stock on Nand. {llhds West India Trs Ills Brasil - Chests Ilavanah Boxes East India do B a Mauritius .1 Casks Pna lids sPns Ilds I Pas Hds Casks Pipes Hds Trs Bags Casks 1 8a,, ,, s { Casks Curs( 1 Bags Cabs ( Bags Bales -( Bags Gourd. I Casks 1. Boxes !Boxes Jars {Casks Serons Bdls Bags Casks j Casks 1 Bags Exports uon. 994 1,1711. ,231 931 13,535 1,33 CA 77,233 i 5,141 2,92 h 809 4,1392 277 481 !(,),`..18S 841 155 L 943 141 , 19 33,577 2,533 813 1,!1.17 ci,oaa 13,374 1,212 61 Sum Molasses - - Rum - Brandy H ollan d a - A Track - Wine - CofTee• Cocoa Pimento - Ginger PaPP" Cotton Aloes Arrow Root Baliarn Cassia Fistula - Cloves Cochineal - - Elephants' Teeth Gum - - Hemp - - Hides . . Horns . . Indigo . , . Ipecacunnha • Jalap - . {Whale • 00 Castor Coco Nut Palm Pearl Shell - Pine Apple - 1 Rice and Paddy Sago . Sarsaparilla Tallow ' - Tortoise Shell Turtle Tapioca 611 17#4 23 7,87 0 1 1 4 750 9291 1872 Barrels Casks 12 12,691 9 Bags x'6Boß Casks 1144 Barrels 424 Bag* 74,278 7,010 48 6,7110 12,033 61,735 Bark V/ 0 01). ' .I . Logs Pieces Mks 84134 f Logs 1 l'cs & Plks Lo African Timber jj et 1 pi eces Santa Sin d& { Pieces Ebony . Tons Lig. Vital . Tons Box Wood Tons Log Wood Tons Punic . Tons Nicaragua Wood Tons Cain 'Wood • Tons Tons Bar Wood t Pieces hlallogany Cedar Brazilletto Tons Saunders IVood I'ieoee liineewood Spars 'No. Staves - No. British Plantation Coffee East India Coffee - - tit. Domingo, Brazil, and Ha- Ilyannah Coffee Th e, kiding Journal gives the following ae• count of Madame GESLER, a Scottish lady, who nursed the Emperor A LZXASIDER :—" Madame Gesler, whose maiden name was Ewing, was born at . the Torwood Toll, Stirling*tare' in the year 1 7 51 , where her father kept the bar, having lost hiS sight from severe fever. Some time after, the family went and resided at 014 Sauchic, near Devon Iron Works. Al ailanie Gesler (at this time Miss Ewing), and her elder sister, being in the service of the late Lord Cathcart, dent VALI' him to Ws;" in his embassy to the Court of Catherine. Some years after, she married M. Gesler, Kum of the Jewels, at. to the Empress. with whom Aludame Gesler became a great favouritt and on the birth of the Emperor Alexander, was sPe al 7l by her to the important ditty of wet nurse. Thus sue of her husband continued high in favour under the reigns Paul and Alexander. Al. Giesler still lives, but Math" ter (hider died about seven years ago. Ilea elder sister was m ai " ried to an English gentleman, high in favour with, the 0 1 : press t and her as well as that of Madame Gesler, now move in a very elevated sphere. Some time after- their settle mein in St. Petersburgh, they sent for a younger ' lis t they had left at home, who was not long with them tl a she became the wife of dr. Ebling, physician to the Orit n ,, Duchess, the Emperor's sister. c)n the marriage of the Gran d Duchess to the Archduke John,,, of Austria. die Doctor ~ Madame Ebling went with them to Vienna, but the Arc h " duchess dying in child-bed, they returned to St. Petersburtn with a considerable addition _ to their fortune, their 1 1 .°P', there. patroness having bequeathed them jewels and other valuables to a consider-able amount, besides a small estate near St. Pelf!: burgh ; so that th e y keep their carriage, and have the satin . Lion of seeing their s on s hi g h i n th e R uss i an army. M ic Tos the brother of the, fortunate Madame Gesler, and of the rto successful Madame Ebling, has lived at Devon 'Wolks` m 7;, ` c -r e they were established. and with him his father and 13 seer lived for'many years previous to their death, where,•tw ey_ thict rs went honourably maintained by their Russian children. ".1-I Dr' has reared a large family at Devon; and one of his .0 0 e time ago to St. Petersburgh,where he is well." doing eXtrelliely wine F ONTIIILL AnnEy,—This magnificent !true , tune is at length uninhabited • it is stripped of the whole of Its costly furniture, and most of the principal windows are take n out. But a few month s s ince, it was little expected that i his princely mansion wo u ld to soo n go to ruin, and become a pec° of shel t er to the feathered tribe.—(Saliebury Journal.) A butt. look place on Saturday on Hounslow heath, betivien Meat& 11--11,—J. and in cons" qltence ail quarrel which originated respecting a bet at the lat e algeon nuitch between the Connties and the Ashton and Heston Clubs. Mr. U. was severely wounded iu the first dischar4e. Lockhart, e m u la r r a t to , ____................ ' M G r. 000/N, 1 A i site r.-Irt.ll o lll. InPrOttatit. and M•r A b 1 Mr. burgh, to examine and rciiort upon the *value of the o f Astors rstileimlnT-inr-ulaxtweetsifo7ittheWittiatervoofietteoxt,t,t wiberraerrloeifirne-dip., collection of Spanish book*, which were the* the proPe t Y ir Thorpe, the bookseller. , This singularly curious lihrOi o fsl l aliisii history and romance exceed' in value even the far t memos tomes of 1.0141 Holland. TheVriee uriginak ask ed it lia been ratified at 3,90 a . • t 44 lAA 5E13 807' 1,500 3,056 693 30 186 31", 10032 7 24 111 L. 104 14,446 57 1,523 1 . 3,71 a 4, 221 23 +E r ~' i ~: ~:- 3,002 7